Les Farnum
![Farnum-Les](https://www.newlouisiana.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Farnum-Les.jpg)
Badges Earned
![Republican Republican](https://assets.newlouisiana.org/louisiana/Badges/republican.png)
![Party Gauge Party Gauge](https://assets.newlouisiana.org/louisiana/Badges/gauge.png)
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![Pro-Life Champion](https://assets.newlouisiana.org/louisiana/Badges/pro-life.png)
![Supports Carbon Capture](https://assets.newlouisiana.org/louisiana/Badges/carbon-capture.png)
![Supports Clean Books](https://assets.newlouisiana.org/louisiana/Badges/clean-books-badge.png)
Endorsements
![Louisiana Right To Life](https://assets.newlouisiana.org/louisiana/Badges/LARightToLife.png)
Major Donors
Notable Efforts
- Voted against HB267 (2023 Regular Session) seeking a moratorium on Carbon Capture projects in Lake Maurepas.
- Voted in favor of SB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) "Constitutional Carry" to allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns lawfully without a permit
- Voted in favor of SB2 (2024 Extraordinary Session) relative to liability for persons authorized to carry a concealed handgun
- Voted in favor of HB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to create the Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System Program
- Voted in favor of HB2 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provide for immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances for peace officers and public entities that employ or appoint peace officers
- Voted in favor of HB4 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to changes for post conviction relief procedures
- Voted in favor of HB9 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to parole
- Voted in favor of HB9 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to diminution of sentence
- Voted in favor of HB23 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provide with respect to procedures for challenging the constitutionality of a statute or law
- Voted in favor HB866 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the refusal of certain medical services.
- Voted against HB743 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide for absentee voting by mail by qualified incarcerated voters.
- Voted in favor HB550 (2024 - Regular Session) to terminate approval of home study programs by the State Board. of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), provides for the enrollment of students in home schools, and provides for one-time notification to BESE upon such enrollment.
- Voted in favor of HB288 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the inclusion of immunization records on autopsy reports of infants.
- Voted against killing HB777 (2024) to keep funding advocacy for erotic children's books
- 2023 - Received a 100% Pro-Life Voting Record with Louisiana Right to Life as a State Legislator and answered the Louisiana Right to Life Questionnaire 100% Pro-Life.
- Introduced HB159 (2023) to require the Dept. of State to conduct a supplemental annual canvass of registered voters
- Introduced HB488 (2023) relative to riverboat gaming, provides relative to the definition of "riverboat" and provides relative to inspections of riverboat landside facilities by the state fire marshal
- Introduced HB510 (2023) to provide relative to credits against state insurance premium taxes authorized in the La. New Markets Jobs Act and allocates additional equity investment authority in accordance with that law
- Introduced HB646 (2023) to require the Dept. of State to conduct a annual canvass of registered voters
- Introduced HB35 (2022) to provide for a supplemental annual canvass of registered voters
- Introduced HB814 (2022) to prohibit the Department of Transportation and Development from exercising powers relative to tolling on existing interstate systems
- Introduced HCR63 (2022) to suspend a portion of law that allows a private entity to impose tolls or user fees on any existing free road or system of roads, bridge, tunnel, or overpass, if the road or system of roads, bridge, tunnel, or overpass is improved or expanded
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